Union Pacific Freight Trains on March 25, 2006

I took these pictures from my car on March 25, 2006. First, leading a northbound train along Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, is Union Pacific #4044, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in August 2000 and delivered on August 16, 2000.

Later that day, I saw this southbound Union Pacific freight train from along Highway 99W near Tangent, Oregon. The second unit is one of Union Pacific's two 4,000-horsepower SD70Ms decorated for the 2002 Winter Olympics, though I didn't get a good enough picture to know which. Union Pacific #2001 and #2002 were built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in August 2001 as Union Pacific #4690 and #4691, but they never entered service with those numbers. They were moved directly from the factory to the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad shops in Horicon, Wisconsin to receive their special paint schemes. They were renumbered on October 26, 2001, and their paint schemes were completed on November 7, 2001. They pulled the Olympic Torch Relay Train from December 10, 2001, to January 25, 2002, and remained in Salt Lake City until February 27, 2002 when the torch train was returned to Council Bluffs. They entered normal freight service on March 1, 2002.

Union Pacific #5523 at Albany, Oregon, on March 22, 2006

I took this picture of a southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 on Albany, Oregon, on March 22, 2006. The lead locomotive was Union Pacific #5523, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC built by General Electric in June 2005 and delivered on July 7, 2005.

Albany & Eastern #2002 & #2001 in Lebanon, Oregon, on March 21, 2006

I took these pictures of Albany & Eastern GP38-3s #2002 and #2001 pulling a freight train in Lebanon, Oregon, on March 21, 2006. 

Albany & Eastern #2002 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1970 as Illinois Central #9511, one of an order of 20 2,000-horsepower GP38AC locomotives. In 1972, the Illinois Central merged with the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio to become the Illinois Central Gulf, and the locomotive became Illinois Central Gulf #9511. After their original 15-year lease expired, this was one of 18 of the 20 to be leased to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1985, and it became MKT #335.

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas was acquired by the Union Pacific, and the locomotive became Union Pacific #1992 on March 6, 1991. After the MKT lease expired, Union Pacific purchased it on October 23, 1996. It was renumbered to Union Pacific #1792 on July 25, 1998. It was assigned Union Pacific #292 in December 1999, but was retired by Union Pacific on May 25, 2001, before being renumbered. In 2002 it came to the Albany & Eastern as GP38-3 #2002.

Albany & Eastern #2001 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1970 as Illinois Central #9502, one of an order of 20 2,000-horsepower GP38AC locomotives. In 1972, the Illinois Central merged with the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio to become the Illinois Central Gulf, and the locomotive became Illinois Central Gulf #9502. After their original 15-year lease expired, this was one of 18 of the 20 to be leased to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1985, and it became MKT #327.

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas was acquired by the Union Pacific, and the locomotive became Union Pacific #1984 on February 6, 1991. After the MKT lease expired, Union Pacific purchased it on October 23, 1996. It was renumbered to Union Pacific #1785 on August 27, 1997. It was assigned Union Pacific #285 in December 1999, but was retired by Union Pacific on May 25, 2001, before being renumbered. In 2002 it came to the Albany & Eastern as GP38-3 #2001.

Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on March 20, 2006

From my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, on March 20, 2006, I photographed this Union Pacific freight train led by three 3,000-horsepower SD40-2s built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Leading the train, Union Pacific #3736 was built in February 1980. The second unit, Union Pacific #3412, was built in March 1978. The third unit, Union Pacific #3374, was built in April 1977.

Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on March 10, 2006

I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train on March 10, 2006, from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon. Leading the train, Union Pacific #5385 is a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC built by General Electric in February 2005 and delivered on March 4, 2005. Behind it, Union Pacific #9570 is a 4,400-horsepower Dash 9-44CW built by General Electric in May 1994 as Southern Pacific #8106. After the Southern Pacific was merged into the Union Pacific on September 11, 1996, this locomotive became Union Pacific #9570 on February 2, 2000. HLCX #7230 is a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 that was built by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd. in London, Ontario, in July 1980 as Burlington Northern #7230.

Albany & Eastern #2501

Albany & Eastern #2501 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in December 1963 as Southern Pacific #7412, a 2,500-horsepower GP35.

After Southern Pacific’s systemwide renumbering in 1965 it became Southern Pacific #6524.

On November 30, 1978, it was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen and became Southern Pacific GP35R #6303.

It was retired on October 3, 1995, and was sold to Progress Rail on January 30, 1996.

It became Willamette Valley Railway #2501, then went to the Albany & Eastern in 1999.

I took all of these pictures in Lebanon, Oregon, in March 2006.

Trains in Lebanon, Oregon, on March 3, 2006

 

I took these pictures on the Albany & Eastern Railroad near the depot in Lebanon, Oregon, on March 3, 2006.

Albany & Eastern #2001 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1970 as Illinois Central #9502, one of an order of 20 2,000-horsepower GP38AC locomotives.

In 1972, the Illinois Central merged with the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio to become the Illinois Central Gulf, and the locomotive became Illinois Central Gulf #9502.

After their original 15-year lease expired, this was one of 18 of the 20 to be leased to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1985, and it became MKT #327.

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas was acquired by the Union Pacific, and the locomotive became Union Pacific #1984 on February 6, 1991.

After the MKT lease expired, Union Pacific purchased it on October 23, 1996.

It was renumbered to Union Pacific #1785 on August 27, 1997.

It was assigned Union Pacific #285 in December 1999, but was retired by Union Pacific on May 25, 2001, before being renumbered. In 2002 it came to the Albany & Eastern as GP38-3 #2001.

Southern Pacific #4716 is a C-50-9 Bay-Window Caboose that was built by PACCAR in 1980 as part of an order of 75 that would be Southern Pacific’s last new cabooses.

The Southern Pacific was merged into the Union Pacific in 1996.

This caboose was no longer on Union Pacific’s roster in January 2002.

This caboose still had its round radio antenna and rooftop red light.

Though still lettered for Southern Pacific, I believe this caboose was owned by the Albany & Eastern at this point.

Southern Pacific #263 looks like a boxcar but is actually an Air Repeater Car.

It is one of seven Air Repeater Cars numbered 260 to 266 that Southern Pacific placed in service between November 1975 and March 1977, all converted from existing 70-ton boxcars.

Southern Pacific Air Repeater Car #263 was converted from B-70-6 Class Boxcar #673652, originally built by Pacific Car & Foundry in March 1961.

It was built as a 50’-1” long insulated box car with 9’-0” Youngstown plug doors, a Hydra-Cushion underframe, a Car Pac loader, and a capacity of 4,644 cubic feet.

It was converted to an Air Repeater Car at Southern Pacific’s Sacramento Shops in December 1976.

An Air Repeater Car was placed at or near the middle of a long freight train to improve the response of the air brakes during cold weather, using an on-board diesel-powered air compressor to receive pneumatic signals from the brake pipe from the front of the train and relay those signals to produce a corresponding action brake pipe at the rear of the train.

The Air Repeater Car features a diesel fuel filler and fuel level light glass for the diesel-powered air compressor.

The cars could be operated in either direction, with two air connections at each end.

The green pipe connected to the front of the train and the yellow pipe connected to the rear of the train.

Air repeater cars were used at Eugene, OR, Sparks, NV, and Roseville, CA.

Later, they were used as stationary air compressors wherever they were needed.

The last date on the COTS (Clean, Oil, Test & Stencil) Stencil under IDT (In-Date Test) is February 19, 1981, suggesting it was not used much after that date, however it did remain on the property long enough to become Union Pacific Building 7910.

Despite all indications that this car was still Union Pacific property, I believe at this point it was owned by the Albany & Eastern.

Little Giant Trakrane Model 32. John Lewis Grundon of Des Moines, Iowa, founded the Des Moines Dragline Company in 1946 and incorporated it as the Little Giant Crane & Shovel Inc. in 1960. The company was sold to Avis Industrial Corporation of Upland, Indiana, in October 1995. The Little Giant factory in Des Moines was closed in January 2001, and production was moved to the Badger Equipment Company of Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1945 and purchased by Avis Industrial in 1978. Badger and Little Giant were sold to Manitex International in 2009.

The Trakrane featured this herald for the Albany & Eastern Railroad Company.

Later in the day, I saw this train at the Tangent Street railroad crossing, pulled by Albany & Eastern #2002, sister engine to #2001.

Albany & Eastern #2002 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1970 as Illinois Central #9511, one of an order of 20 2,000-horsepower GP38AC locomotives. In 1972, the Illinois Central merged with the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio to become the Illinois Central Gulf, and the locomotive became Illinois Central Gulf #9511. After their original 15-year lease expired, this was one of 18 of the 20 to be leased to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1985, and it became MKT #335. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas was acquired by the Union Pacific, and the locomotive became Union Pacific #1992 on March 6, 1991. After the MKT lease expired, Union Pacific purchased it on October 23, 1996. It was renumbered to Union Pacific #1792 on July 25, 1998. It was assigned Union Pacific #292 in December 1999, but was retired by Union Pacific on May 25, 2001, before being renumbered. In 2002 it came to the Albany & Eastern as GP38-3 #2002.